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i 1 a d 11 13 ' ri - m- by' ev chi slo ex i ma fla . fiel V cha SigJ W.13 the filst srrei ally H Yeai that i I, Oi TUESDAY, JANUAIIY G 1S03. RESUMEDFTHEFAIR HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL SKETCH OF "OLD OREGON.1 Comparative Statements of Past and Present Resources Wondrous De velopment of the Northwest Scope and Meaning of the Exposition A writer In the Edln'ourg Review In 1S43, described Oregon .is the last corner on earth left free for the OC' cup.itlon of a civilized race. "When Oregon shall bo colonized." he rt t'Clareil, "the map of the world may be considered as filled up." This was written at the time the boundary . question was pending between the United States and Great Britain terminating Juno 15, 1846, in the ad dltion of the territory between tho 42nd and 49th parallels and west of the Tlock mountains to our national domain. Flfty-ono years before Cap tain Gray bad discovered the Colunv Ha river nnd 38 years tefore Lewis and Clark had completed their o.xpe dltion across the continent by nink- .Jng a camp on the shores of the Pa cific. Scope of the Exposition. Tho one hundredth anniversary of the arrival of the Lewis and Clark party In Oregon will be commemorat ed In 1905, by an exposition which will be representative of American, .European and Oriental life, customs nnd Industry. Preparations for this event are now actively under way. A company with $500,000 capital has been Incorporated at Portland, tho site has been selected near the very point where the Willamette reached by Captain Clark in April, 1806, and'j tho various state legislatures and congress will be asked to make appro--priations. Our Lewis and Clark ex rosltlon will be national in scope and importance. Will Equal "Gold" Rush of '49. Nothing has occurred since the dis covery of gold in California will so at tract attention to tne Pacific North west and its wonderful capabilities 'for home building and industry as the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905 The East, now well filled up with -people, and lacking tho cheap land Jthat in generations past was Its chief 'inducement to the homeseeker. now appreciates the West and realizes its waluo to an expanding country. The igreat task that the West had to over .'come, tno prejudice against it, was 'due to the fact that for 40 years fol .lowing the purchase of Louisiana, tho land was not needed for settlement, and the people of tho United States were at a loss to know what to do with the new possession. Between 1S02 and 1853, purchase, exploration and war added 2, 138,488 square miles to our national extent, over two and one-naif times as large an area as Great Britain by the treaty of 1783 declared to be "free, sovereign and Independent states," All this vast territory is west of the Mississippi river and the day when it began to bo .needed for settlement is within the memory of men yet in the prime of life. Extent of the Oregon Country. Tho Oregon country, which the ex pedltlon of Lewis and Clark assured to American sovereignty, comprises all of the present states of Oregon Washington and Idaho, the western part of Montana and the southwestern part of Wyoming. It had In 1850 an area of 307.000 square miles and a iopulation of less than 14,000. It now Las 1.500,000 people with room for 15, 000,000 more, and an aggregate weaitn, all classes and property In cluded, of approximately $2,000,000, C00. Its two great cities, Portland and Seattle, have over 100.000 popu lation each, and three others, Taco ma, Spokane and Butte, have nearly 50,000 each. Captain Clark found near Portland In 1806, a few misera ble Indian huts. To.lay there Is at the Junction of the Willame Columbia rivers, tho 42nd city of the Union, with a Jobbing business of M 35,000,000 a year, banking power of $25,000,000, mercantile capital of $50. 000,000 and foreign commerce of $12.- 000,000. Lewis and Clark, it will bo le.nemuered faced starvation many a time and but for tho dogs, berries and roots obtained from the Indians, must surely Have perished In the very route that they followed are to uo lomin today somo of tho world's greatest grain fields, orchards, fish ones anu cattle ranges. From Famine to Feast The City of Portland, near which Clark in 130C, was compelled to bluff iw roots irom tlio Indians shipped in uiu ien years ended June 30 1901, ronA'A. ,uw uus'iojs of wheat and u.ouu.uuu oarreis of wheat flour. In wasningion and Idaho, where A, , ,',7 "'""ere or Lewis and Clark, 100 years ago could not find meat enough to keep the shadow of famine away from their huts there are today over 10,000,000 domestic cattle. Purpose of the Fair. Tho main purpose of the exposition will bo to advertise tho resources and possibilities of the Pacific North-j west with tho vlow to encouraging fcttticrs nnd Investors to como hero from tho East and Middle West to mako homes nnd estnbllsh now In dustries. In n word, tho Northwest itself will bo on exhibition with all Its matchless scenery nnd Us products of farm, forest, factory and mines. Tho exposition will not be local or sectional In any sense. The appropriation to bo made by tho legislature for tho exposition will be expended under tho direction of n stato commission which will be re quired to submit a full ronort of Its doings to the legislature, which will meet after the close of the exposition. No part of tho money will be exnend- ed In any other way. During the nresent wonlr nnrl fnr somo time to come, tho omnibus state hood bill will bo tho nhlnf discussion in the senate. LAW MAKERS A88EMDLE. Session Bids Fair to Sustain the Rep utatlon of Delaware. Dover, Del., Jan. 6. The session of tho Delaware legislature wmcn open ed today bids fair to sustain tho repu tation of tho Diamond state ns a polit ical hot-bed. Two United States sen ators are to bo chosen. Strenuous efforts nre being made to induce the wnrrlng elements to get together so that the vacant scats nlloted to the state In the upper chamber of the na tional congress may be filled. It Is difficult to forecast the result of these endeavors. A temporary combination for the control of the legislature mny be effected between two of the three factions and the desired result at tained. Caucuses wrc hold last even ing and pi ins for this course discuss ed. Many of those well acquainted with the situation, however, enter ing slim hones that n peaceful set tlement will be made of (he squabble that has heaped discredit upon tho state ever since J. Kinvara auoickh became possessed of n devouring am bition to reach the United States sen i Tim followers of .Mr Aildlcks show no signs of wavering, while the cpposlng element of tno repniuicim party stands equally determined to ,...nvnt Ma h.itul irrnsnlnc the toga. The democrats hold tho balanco of lower, hut the Addlcks faction nas nothing to hope from them. The hat in nf Mm imllnts will commence a week hence and tho result will bo nwnltpd with interest among politi cians throughout tho country. While the senatorial struggle tonils to overshadow all else there is con 8iderable business of importanco to itcelve attention nt tho hands of the legislature this session. Chief among the proposed measures is one to es tablish a stato sanitarium for con sumptives. Proposals to provide nd dltloiml agricultural education and to appropriate money to tho stato board or agncuuuro ror ngnting diseases of trees, plants nnd nnlmals will also receive uuonuon. GRAINQ J THE PURE V J remit. THE PURE GRAIN COFFEE Even children drink Graln-0 because they like it and the doc. tors say it Is good for them. Why not? It contains1 all of tho nourish, mcnt of tho pure grain nnd nono of the poisons of coffee. TRY IT TO-DAY. M crocera OTeryuhero J lSc'and5c parptckagc. 8 j ouoiub blUHt. BOSTON STORE. uuaiun iJIUHC Big White Sale A Dream of Elegance and an Economist's Opportunity. est to the Highest Prices. 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